Western Africa

Western Africa

Population

356,471,795

Living Languages

884

Institutional: 57, Developing: 218, Vigorous: 443, In Trouble: 115, Dying: 51

For categories, see Development and Endangerment.

Benin

Population

10,900,000

Living Languages

55

Languages by Status

Institutional

8

Developing

21

Vigorous

23

In Trouble

2

Dying

1

Burkina Faso

Population

19,034,000

Living Languages

71

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

23

Vigorous

35

In Trouble

8

Dying

2

Cape Verde Islands

Population

527,000

Living Languages

2

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

0

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

0

Côte d’Ivoire

Population

23,900,000

Living Languages

86

Languages by Status

Institutional

4

Developing

36

Vigorous

30

In Trouble

12

Dying

4

Gambia

Population

2,051,000

Living Languages

11

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

2

Vigorous

4

In Trouble

1

Dying

1

Ghana

Population

27,670,000

Living Languages

81

Languages by Status

Institutional

13

Developing

46

Vigorous

14

In Trouble

6

Dying

2

Guinea

Population

12,092,000

Living Languages

37

Languages by Status

Institutional

5

Developing

10

Vigorous

14

In Trouble

5

Dying

3

Guinea-Bissau

Population

1,759,000

Living Languages

23

Languages by Status

Institutional

1

Developing

8

Vigorous

10

In Trouble

2

Dying

2

Liberia

Population

4,500,000

Living Languages

31

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

18

Vigorous

8

In Trouble

2

Dying

1

Mali

Population

16,313,000

Living Languages

68

Languages by Status

Institutional

8

Developing

18

Vigorous

35

In Trouble

7

Dying

0

Mauritania

Population

4,166,000

Living Languages

7

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

3

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

1

Niger

Population

19,245,000

Living Languages

23

Languages by Status

Institutional

5

Developing

7

Vigorous

9

In Trouble

2

Dying

0

Nigeria

Population

186,000,000

Living Languages

517

Languages by Status

Institutional

19

Developing

76

Vigorous

299

In Trouble

81

Dying

42

Saint Helena

Population

7,795

Living Languages

1

Languages by Status

Institutional

1

Developing

0

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

0

Senegal

Population

14,669,000

Living Languages

38

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

18

Vigorous

7

In Trouble

8

Dying

2

Sierra Leone

Population

6,038,000

Living Languages

24

Languages by Status

Institutional

6

Developing

12

Vigorous

2

In Trouble

2

Dying

2

Togo

Population

7,600,000

Living Languages

44

Languages by Status

Institutional

4

Developing

22

Vigorous

15

In Trouble

3

Dying

0

Browse Countries

Benin	Ghana	Mali	Saint Helena
Burkina Faso	Guinea	Mauritania	Senegal
Cape Verde Islands	Guinea-Bissau	Niger	Sierra Leone
Côte d’Ivoire	Liberia	Nigeria	Togo
Gambia